Stovepipe lock



May 31, 1927. 1,631,027

F. X. GRIES STOVEPIPEI LOCK Filed Aug. 6, 1925 comprises a Patented May 31, 1927.

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FRANK X. GRIES, OF SUNBURY, PENNSYLVAIVIA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES J. BEITZ,

OF SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOVEIPIPE LOCK.

Application filed August 6, 1925. Serial No. 48,583.

chimney, stovepipe and chimney collar, that will hold the collar in firm contact with the chimney and the stovepipe against inward or outward movement with respect to the chimney, and that may be readily adapted for use in connection with stovepipe-s of different lengths and chimneys of different thicknesses.

The foregoing and other objects are attained by the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a View partly in elevation and partly in vertical section illustrating the ap plication of the stovepipe lock;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the horizontal plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and p Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the elements of the stovepipe lock.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and designated in the several views of the accompanying drawing, by similar reference numerals.

In the drawing, 1 designates a chimney, 2 a stovepipe section, and 3 a collar provided adjacent its inner edge with slots 4.

The lock comprises similar members 5, and each of these members embodies an anchor 6 and a strap 7 The anchors 6 each shank 8 provided at one end with a slot 9 and at the other with hooks 10 and 11. The hooks 10 extend at right angles from one side of the shanks 8 for contact with the inner side of the chimney 1, and the hooks 11 are arranged in parallel relation to the other side of the shanks 8 and are provided for engagement with the inner end of the stovepipe section 2. Each strap 7 passes through a slot 1 in the collar 3, and is provided with an inner looped portion 12 which passes through the slot 9 of an anchor 6. The free end of the looped portion 12 is provided with a hook 13 which engages that portion of the collar located between the inner edge thereof and a slot 4. The outer end of the strap 7 is provided with a hook 14: which engages the outer end of the stovepipe section 2.

As the hooks 1O engage the inner side of the chimney 1, and the hooks 11 engage the inner end of the stovepipe section 2, and the hooks 18 engage the inner edge of the collar 3, and the hooks 1 1 engage the outer end of the stovepipe section 2, the collar and stovepipe section are positivelv held against casual movement. a

To secure the stovepipe section 2 and collar 3 in place, the members are first engaged with the collar 3. The members 5 and collar 3 are then applied to the chimney l in a manner to position the collar 3 in contact with the outer side of the chimney 1 and the hooks in engagement with the inner side of the chimney 1. The stovepipe section 2 is then inserted in the chimney 1 and its inner end engaged with the hooks 11. The hooks 14 are then engaged with the outer end of the stovepipe section 2. The strips are flexible to permit the ends thereof to be readily bent, to provide the hooks 13 and 1 1', and any length of the end portions of the straps 7 may be used in forming the hooks 13 and 14:, the length used for this purpose depending solely on the thickness of the chimney 1 and the length of the stovepipe section 2.

While Ihave shown and described the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that such changes may be made in the device when desired as are within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed 1s: A stovepipe lock comprising, in combination with a collar bearing against the chimney and provided adjacent its inner edge with a slot and a stovepipe section passing through the collar into the chimney, an anchor provided at one end with a slot and at the other with hooks engaging the chimney and the inner end of the stovepipe section, and a strap passing through said'slot of the collar and having an inner looped portion passing through said slot of the anchor, said looped portion being provided ice at its free end with a hook engaging that.

portion of the collar located between the inner edge thereof and its slot, and said strap being provided at its outer end with a hook engaging the outerend of the stovepipe section. I v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK X. GRIES. 

